Article
Phenotypic conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 1990
Fegan M, Francis P, Hayward A C, Davis G H, Fuerst J A
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients were tested for production of exoenzymes, sensitivity to pooled normal human serum, and colony morphology. Strains isolated from patients exhibiting a severe form of the disease were seen to produce a decreased range of exoenzymes, to show an increase in their serum sensitivity, and to be predominantly mucoid in colonial character compared with...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Enzymes
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sputum
- Virulence